VNQ vs VTI ETF holdings comparison
Vanguard Real Estate ETF (VNQ) · Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (VTI)
VNQ and VTI overlap by 2.4% by portfolio weight. The remaining 97.6 percentage points are not counted as shared holdings weight by this calculation. They share 143 stocks; the largest shared position is Welltower Inc (WELL), contributing 0.22% to the overlap.
The holdings dates differ. This can slightly understate overlap for funds tracking similar indexes.
What this means
VNQ and VTI share a smaller portion of their portfolio weight in the same underlying stocks. OverlapCheck labels this "low holdings overlap" using house ranges of 70% or more, 30% to under 70%, and under 30%. These descriptive ranges are not industry standards or investment guidance. Holdings overlap does not measure correlation, volatility, geographic or factor exposure, fees, or suitability.
Overlap by weight sums the smaller of the two funds' weights for every stock they both hold. It answers "how much of my money is in the same stocks either way?" See methodology.
This comparison covers normalized equity positions represented in the dataset. Cash, derivatives, options, structured notes, and other non-equity assets are not included, so the result is not a complete comparison of every asset or risk in either fund.
Top shared holdings
| Company | Ticker | in VNQ | in VTI |
|---|---|---|---|
| Welltower Inc | WELL | 7.84% | 0.22% |
| Prologis Inc | PLD | 7.00% | 0.20% |
| Equinix Inc | EQIX | 5.64% | 0.15% |
| American Tower Corp | AMT | 4.54% | 0.13% |
| Digital Realty Trust Inc | DLR | 3.66% | 0.10% |
| Simon Property Group Inc | SPG | 3.53% | 0.09% |
| Realty Income Corp | O | 3.11% | 0.09% |
| Public Storage | PSA | 2.54% | 0.07% |
| CBRE Group Inc | CBRE | 2.25% | 0.06% |
| Ventas Inc | VTR | 2.19% | 0.06% |
Holdings only in VNQ or VTI
VNQ has 2 fund-only positions representing approximately 14.7 percentage points of reported exposure; VTI has 3019 fund-only positions representing approximately 97.3 percentage points of reported exposure. These are positions whose normalized security identifiers appear in one issuer file but not the other.
Largest positions only in VNQ
| Company | Ticker | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Vanguard Real Estate II Index Fund | VRTPX | 14.63% |
| Landbridge Co LLC | LB | 0.10% |
Largest positions only in VTI
| Company | Ticker | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp | NVDA | 6.42% |
| Apple Inc | AAPL | 5.94% |
| Microsoft Corp | MSFT | 4.38% |
| Amazon.com Inc | AMZN | 3.21% |
| Alphabet Inc | GOOGL | 2.67% |
| Broadcom Inc | AVGO | 2.34% |
| Alphabet Inc | GOOG | 2.11% |
| Meta Platforms Inc | META | 2.00% |
| Tesla Inc | TSLA | 1.67% |
| Berkshire Hathaway Inc | BRK.B | 1.37% |
FAQ
How much do VNQ and VTI overlap?
VNQ and VTI have 2.4% overlap by weight, sharing 143 equity positions (out of 145 in VNQ and 3162 in VTI). The official holdings files used are dated 2026-04-30 for VNQ and 2026-03-31 for VTI.
What does 2.4% overlap mean?
VNQ and VTI share a smaller portion of their portfolio weight in the same underlying stocks. OverlapCheck labels this "low holdings overlap" using house ranges of 70% or more, 30% to under 70%, and under 30%. These descriptive ranges are not industry standards or investment guidance. Holdings overlap does not measure correlation, volatility, geographic or factor exposure, fees, or suitability.
Which stocks do VNQ and VTI both hold?
The largest shared positions are Welltower Inc, Prologis Inc, Equinix Inc, American Tower Corp, Digital Realty Trust Inc. The top shared holdings with weights in each fund are shown on this page.
What holdings are different between VNQ and VTI?
VNQ has 2 positions not found in VTI, while VTI has 3019 positions not found in VNQ. The largest fund-only positions and their weights are shown on this page.